Tuba, the Mastodon app for Linux, has rolled out its latest version with a fresh UI, leveraging the new features of libadwaita 1.4. From a 'full-height' sidebar to a revamped navigation and 'carded' post appearance, it's a sleek update for Mastodon users on Linux.
Day 2 of attempting to daily drive postmarketOS Linux on a OnePlus 6T:
At the moment, I'm still carrying an Android phone which provides a wifi hotspot.
The most important things have been established: Fediverse access (via Tuba) and messaging (via Fractal). After initial problems with the repo-version of Fractal, the Flatpak version works very well. I've already been messaging my wife, family and friends from Linux.
I also successfully purchased and downloaded a public transport ticket for February.
The battery life has been very very good. I think the automatic suspend is working it's magic. However, I'm not sure if this affects notifications yet.
I made the PBS News Hour this week (for seven full seconds!)
At 1:38 you can see me conducting #Tuba Christmas at the Kennedy Center. What a fun event that is every year. Played my first one in Boston in 1984 along with my father on baritone.
Interesting. Playing around with the #Tuba client for Mastodon, and the "add media" thing is busted. If I try to add a photo or whatever, the file choosing window tries to come up but does not display any contents, then fails after a few moments.
I also cannot drag and drop from my file browser.
The only way I can add images is to CTRL-C either from a web page or local image viewer, and then paste them into the Media tab. Which is awkward, but at least it works.
Heute den Beitrag über @Gargron in der ZEIT gelesen - das war Motivation genug, meine verbuggte #tuba auf #linuxmint wieder auf Vordermann zu bringen und die Fäden hier nach längerer Zeit wieder aufzunehmen. Neuer Versuch also!
A bit of refinement to my trouble with #Tuba where I can't scroll the displayed timeline after I back out of zooming into an image. Turns out that if I click on the sidebar first (anywhere on it, not just one of the entries), that breaks whatever was locking the column in place and I can scroll as I please.
No idea what would cause that, but at least it's easier to deal with than my inability to attach media by the usual means.
There were some things I didn't like with the #Tuba layout, what with the title bar being crowded with pseudo-tabs meaning I couldn't just click and drag without clicking a button, and the odd absence of some options when I popped out the list.
Turns out all that stuff is fixed if I just widen the window away from the default that it comes up at when I open it. I have no idea why, since there's lots of space on the sidebar, but the extra width does the trick.
My #HomeAssistant setup plays a little audible tuba melody over my hacked speaker system when a human figure is detected in the driveway, so garbage day is a bit like Octoberfest around here.